Letter to George Quilty

by: n/a

Publication date: 1863-07-18

Usage: Attribution 4.0 International

Topics: Correspondence, Quilty, George A., United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865, United States - Army - Vermont Infantry Regiment, 4th (1861-1865), Letters, Manuscripts

Collection: middlebury-historic-texts; middleburycollege; americana

Language: english-handwritten

Letter written to George Quilty by George H. Gra[?] of the 4th Vermont Infantry Regiment.
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A formatted, full-text transcription for this object is available here or by selecting TEXT from the download options on this page.', 'From C-120 Quilty Family Civil War letters. View an inventory of this collection in ArchivesSpace at: https://archivesspace.middlebury.edu/repositories/2/resources/35.

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Identifier: mcht_c120_1863_07_18

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Transcriber: Joseph Watson (ed.)
Shawn O'Neil
Todd Sturtevant

Transcription

Hd Quarters 7th Vermont Barrancas Fla. July 18th 1863

Friend George Received yours of June 29th this morning and was happy to hear from you I had not heard from you in a long time before but should have written before only I have been very hard at work & another thing I sprained my right wrist-So that There was quite a spell I could not wright [sic] hardly any I will do what good I can with your [receipt?] for fever anger. it is a thing that never troubled me much. We have good news from up the river Vicksburg with twenty Seven thousand prisoners one hundred and eighteen Guns was taken on the fourth of July by Genl. Grant, and Port Hudson Surrendered with five thousand prisoners on the 9th of July to Genl Banks. I hope you will get your appoin- tment you have good [muse?] working for you wish I had been at Lake Dunmore. Excuse short letter this time for I have many to wright remember me to your folks and all the boys From Your Friend Geo. H. Cramer Com. Sergt 7th Vt vols.

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direct Letters Com. Sergt Geo. H. Cramer 7th Vermont Volunteers Barrancas Florida